Automatic movable advertising apparatus.



F.' GIROUD. AAUTOMATIC MOVABLB ADVERTISING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY B, 1906.

'Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

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I'. GIROUD.

AUTOMATIC MOVABLE ADVERTISING APPARATUS.

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`FELii E GIRoUn, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FELIPE GmoUn, a citizen of Cuba, and resident ofthe city ofA New York, vin the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic'Movable Advertising Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.4

My invention relates to automatic, movable, advertising apparatus.

The object of the invention is to provide a means for automatically covering an advertisin space at regular intervals, during whic covered interval the advertisement is shifted, and another advertisement takes its placezthe cover is then removed in order that the new advertisement may be exposed to view after which the first described operation will be repeated.

The invention consists inthe use of a curtain which alternately moves and stands still, such alternate movement being accompanied by a corresponding closing and opening of doors which expose the curtain during the interval of no movement of the curtain, the doors then`closing and remaining closed during the movement of the curtain.

The invention also consists of 'a reversing means whereby the curtain is caused to travel in an opposite direction when eitherl end is reached. Such reversing means being provided at theend of'movement ofthe curtain in either direction.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a' vertical cross-section of the apparatus on the line 1--1 of Fig. 2 showing the doors open. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 showing the doors closed. Figs. 4 and 5 are longitudinal sections on corresponding lines 4-4 and 5-5 of Figi 2 looking in the directions indicated by the arrows: Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of a portion of the apparatus. 7 is a sectional elevation of a ortion of a modified form of apparatus.

Y will first briefly describe the operation of l the apparatus, after which I lwill give a descri tion of the mechanism for performing suc operations.

A ver long curtain or roll (1) of cloth or other .suitable material has advertising matter inscribed upon different sections throughout its lengthwhich will be successively moved into view and stopped, then covered by means of swinging doors (2) and (3) Specification of Letters Patent. application med may s, 190s: serial No. ai 5,'152.

. and hold it. taut.

when the curtain .will be moved to expose another section to view. The doors will then openythe curtain standing still While the doors remain open. A

The ends of the curtain are secured to rollers (4) and (5) which revolve in bearings forming plart of the casing (6). Upon each of the ro ers (4) and (5) is coiled a spring (7), one end of which is secured to the roller and the other end secured to the casing, the

springs acting in opposition to each other to keep the curtain wrapped upon the rollers Movement of the curtain in one direction is caused by means of feed- Patented April e, 1909.5

rollers (8) and (9) and in an opposite direction by'means of feed-rollers (l0) and (11). When one end of the curtain is reached, an electric circuit through batter (12) is closed b means of a spring 13) which makes e ectric contact with the. metal of roller (4), for example, which is electricall f connected to an electro-magnet (14)-whic attracts its armature (15) secured to one end of a lever (1.6) having its lcenter pivoted at (17) to art ofthe casing (6).l The other end .of the ever (16) is provided with an armature (18) whichco-acts with an electro-magnet (19) made operative as spring (13) makes electric contact with metal of roller (5)'vwhen the opposite end of the curtain is reached.

The ends of the lever (16) are in engagement withsliding grooved clutch collars 2() and 21 loosely mounted on the shafts of feed rollers 8 and 10. Clutch collar 20 is provided with a, gear wheel 22 in ,engagement with -a pinion 23 having a broad face to permit slidlngmovement of gear wheel 22 without disengaging the gear teeth. Pinion 23 is secured to the shaft of feed roller 9 which also has'a` gear Wheel 24-secured to it which is in mesh with a gear wheel I25 secured to feed-roller 8. Clutch collar 20 isv also provided with a pin 26 which bythe movement of lever 16 1s thrown into or out of engagement with pin 27 on a bevel inion 28 turning freely upon the shaft o? feed roller 8. v

Bevel pinion 28 is in mesh with a bevel gear wheel 29 secured to one end of an intermittently driven power shaft 30. Upon the Wheel 31 in mesh witha bevel inion 32 turning freely upon the shaft of eed-roller 10. Bevel pinion 32 has a pin 33 which may be engaged by a pin 34 on sliding clutch collar 21. Clutch collar 2l is also .opposite end of the shaft 30 is a bevel gear provided with a gear wheel 35 in mesh with a pinion36 having ,a broad face, secured to the shaft of feed-roller 11. Feed rollerv 11 has a ear Wheel 37 secured to it which is in mesi` with a gear Wheel 38 secured to feed roller 10.

From the foregoing description it will be evident that movement of lever 16 Will disconnecty one ,pair of yfeed-rollers from the .drivin shaft 30 and connect the otherpair of feei'rollers to the shaft causing the curtain to be moved in one direction by one pair of feed-rollers and in the opposite direction by means of the other pair of feedL rollers. f

' The curtain as it comes from spring roller 4 passes between the pair of feed-rollers 8-9 thence partly around a roller 39 and the shaft 40 to which: swinging door 2 is secured. From shaft 40 lthe curtain passes partly around a roller 41- mounted in the -free end .of swinging door 2, thence to rollers 42 and -43 from vwhich it extends across the advertising space to tWo similar rollers 44 and 45, then partly around a roller 46 mounted in the free. end of swinging door 3 to the shaft 47 to which the door 3\is secured. From shaft 47 the curtain passes artly around a roller 48 then between fee -rollers 1() and 11 to spring take up roller 5.

By reference to Fig. 1 it Will be seen that the portion of the curtain extending from the roller 43 to the roller 44 is exposed to vieW and that the ortion of the curtain extending respective y from thev rollers 42 and 45 to the rollers 41 and 46 mounted in the free ends of the open doors 2 and 3 is alsojeXposed to view. This arrange-ment of the curtain greatly increases the size of the advertising surface, compared to the size of the casing, every time the doors open.A Such increase 1n size serves to attract attention,

besides affording greater surface for adver f tisin .f W en the doors a're closed Athe curtain assumes the position shown in Fig. 3, passving from' the feed-rollers 8 and 9 partly around rollers 39 and 42 thence artly around roller 41 in the free end 'of oor 2 to roller 43 and across the advertising space to roller 44 then partly around roller 46 lin the free end of door 3 to rollers 45 and 48 to feed rollers 10 and 11. Doors 2 and 3 are in electric connection with lamps 49 so that as the doorsare svvung open they cause the lighting of the lamps by making electric contact v vith stops 50 and 51 which are con nected to an electric generator 52. Electric v generator 52 is also connected to anelectric motor 53 for actuating the apparatus. -The shaft 54 of the motorr has a pinion 55 attached which is in mesh with and` drives a gear Wheel 56 secured to a shaft 57 to Which 1s secured an eccentric cam 58 and a cam 59. The eccentric cam 58acts upon a roller 60 connected to an arm which is held against 'the eccentric by means The free end of the arm 61 61 pivoted at 62 of a spring 63. is connected to a rack bar64 in meshwith a gear wheel 65 loosely mounted upon the power ,shaft 30: Gear 66 pivoted upon it, which by means of a' sprin 67 isy caused to engage a ratchet Whee The action ofthe eccentric 58 is such that one-half of a revolution of shaft 57 causes movement of thepower shaft 30 the other half revolution ermitting. the oWer shaft 30 to stand still'pwhile the paw` rides back over.v the ratchet teeth ofwvheel 68.

The cam 59- acts upon a roller 69 connected to an arm 70 pivoted at 62 which is held against the cam by means of a spring 71. The free end ofthe arm 70 is connected by means of cords 72 which pass over pulleys 73 and are connected, one to a roller 74 secured to shaft 40 of door 2 and the other to another roller 74 secured to the shaft 47 of door 3.

Each of the shafts 40 and 47 of doors 2.and 3 has a spring 75 attached which acts to open the doors, and the action of the cam 59 is to close them.

-The relation which the cam 59 has to the #eccentric 58 is such that during each onehalf of `a revolution of the eccentric which permits shaft 30 to stand still the cam will 68 secured to' the power'shaft 30.

Wheel 65 has a paWl permit the doors ,to remain o en. The cam then acts quickly to close t e doors, and Whilethey are closed the eccentric acts to turn the power shaft 30 and consequently to move the curtaln.

' In Fig. 7 isshown a modiiication in which the curtain is passed directly from one pair of feed-rollers to' the other instead of passing over rollers in the doors lin the manner described.

The apparatus is shown With the doors swinging u and downI and the curtain-moving vertica to permit easy movement of the curtain. In some cases it may be desirable to stand the casing on one end, so as to cause the doors to swing horizontaland the curtain to move horizontal. v

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat-- ent is: l

1.. An advertising apparatus comprising an intermittently moved advertising curtain, alternatelyo ened and closed doors carryin a part of sai curtain, means for moving sai the curtain 1s curtain and doors, whereby moved when the doors are closed, and when the doors are o ened, the curtain stands still.

curtain and a swinging door which alter# nately covers or exposes the display field of the curtain said door carrying an adjacent portion of said curtain, a roller on said door over which the curtain passes; and rollers for supporting the curtain, when the door 2. Thecom ination with an advertising tain exposing position.

3. In an advertising apparatus the combination with an intermittently movable curtain, of one or more doors adapted when closed to conceal the display iield of the curtain,said doors carrying adjacent ortions of said curtain, means automatically opening and closingthe doors, and means sliiftlngtlie curtain as the doors are closed for presenting a new advertising field of tlre curtain when the doors are next opened, substantially as described. fr

4. The comlnination with an advertising curtain in a casing and a swinging door which alternately covers or exposes the curtain, said door carrying a part of the curtain, means for imparting an intermittent movement to the curtain on the door and in the casing, and means for swinging the door, whereby the advertisingcurtain is exposed on the door and in the casing.

5. An advertising a paratus comprising a casing and doors, an a vcrtising curtain supported in the casing and on the inner-side of the doors, and means for actuating the cur.

tain and the doors, whereby the opening of the doors simultaneously displays the' curtain in the casing and on the doors.

6. In an advertlslng apparatus, the combination w1tl1 an advertlslng curtaln, and doors vwhich cover the curtain, said doors carrying f a part of the curtain, of means for imparting 'an intermittent movement to the curtain,

and for opening and closing the doors.

7. An advertising apparatus comprising spring take-up rollers, an advertising curtain having the two ends secured to said s ring take-up rollers, feed rollers interpose between Wliicli the curtain passes', doors which cover the curtain, said doors carrying a part of the curtain, and means for imparting an intermittent movement to the curtain l'and -for opening and closing the doors.

Signed at Newk York in the county of New 4th day of York and State of New York this May A. D. 1906.

FELIPE GrIROUD.I

Witnesses.:

DoNN TWITCHELL, M. TURNER. 

